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[Gender development inequalities epidemiology in Spain (1990-2000)]
Mercedes Carrasco-Portiño1, María Teresa Ruiz-Cantero, Diana Gil-González
1Area de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, España. mercedes.carrasco@ua.es
Revista Espanola De Salud Publica
|August 20, 2008
Summary
Gender development inequalities in Spain decreased during the 1990s. While overall progress was made, improvements in education, income, and life expectancy varied significantly across autonomous regions, highlighting persistent disparities.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Demographics
Context:
- Gender is a critical determinant in public health policy.
- Understanding gender development inequalities is crucial for effective policy-making.
- Spain's autonomous regions present a unique setting for analyzing regional disparities.
Purpose:
- To analyze changes in gender development inequalities in Spain and its autonomous regions between 1990 and 2000.
- To assess the evolution of the Gender Development Index (GDI) and its components (education, income, life expectancy) across different regions.
- To identify regional variations in the reduction of gender-based human development disparities.
Summary:
- The study utilized the Human Development Index (HDI) and Gender Development Index (GDI) in an ecological analysis.
- Over the 1990s, Spain saw a 5.05% increase in GDI, indicating a reduction in gender inequalities nationally.
- Significant regional variations were observed, with some areas showing greater improvements than others, and all regions having a GDI lower than the HDI.
Impact:
- Gender inequalities in human development have decreased in Spain during the 1990s.
- Improvements in education, income, and life expectancy were not uniform across all autonomous regions.
- The findings underscore the persistent differences in human development among Spanish autonomous regions based on gender.
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